"I think the best way to find Illya would be-" You don't get to finish your sentence uninterrupted as immediately upon reaching Mordred, the king simply picks you up and throws you over her shoulder. "-Hey! Mordred, what are you doing!?" You barely manage to squeak out before the King leaps out of the store with incredible speed.

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm taking you with me to go find Avenger and his Master!" Mordred remains unconcerned at your panicked voice as she leaps into the sky. "You're my advisor, so it makes sense if I bring you with me with you wherever I go, right?" You want to protest against Mordred's logic, but you realize that nothing you can say would actually really have any truth to it, Mordred is actually weirdly kind of right in this case, though 'keeping your advisors close' doesn't usually tend to mean 'grab your advisor tightly and take them literally wherever you go.' You can already tell that both Sakura and Arcueid are going to be somewhat displeased by Mordred's action here. "Besides, it's not like I'm going to drop you!" Mordred yells as she jumps from building to building while she tries to feel for the presence of a Servant.

Part 17